Literature Circles Preparation Sheet - Biddy Mason

Your Name:

Group Members:

Discussion Facilitator: Develop five discussion questions for your group discussion. Questions should go beyond literal (level 1) to inferential (level 2) and/or universal (level 3).

 Question 1:

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 Question 2:

3

 Question 3:

3

 Question 4:

2

 Question 5:

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Highlighter: Select three passages from your story to read aloud to your group. Select passages that are significant, amusing, or perhaps puzzling.

 Page # Paragraph #  Reason for Choosing Passage:
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Connector: Write at least three examples about the connection between the story and real life, or between this story and other stories.

   

 

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Illustrator: On another piece of paper, create a detailed, visual graphic to represent the story.

Note: This worksheet is adapted from Harvey Daniels Literature Circles.